Aaron Hawks

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Aaron Hawks
Born (1973-05-12) May 12, 1973 (age 49)
Seattle, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Known for Erotic photography; installation art; art films
Website www.aaronhawks.net

Aaron Hawks (born May 12, 1973) is an American multidisciplinary artist, best known for his conceptual fetish photography [1] [2] and installation art. [3] [4]

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Career

Born and raised in Seattle, [5] Hawks lived and worked in San Francisco, [6] Los Angeles, and Berlin [7] before relocating to Brooklyn, New York in 2012. [8] Throughout the years his work featured a diverse array of subjects in the "alternative" art scene, including artists Michael Hussar, [9] and Molly Crabapple; [10] [11] alternative models Ulorin Vex, [12] [13] and Darenzia; [14] and pornographic film actors Skin Diamond, [15] Asphyxia Noir, and Emily Addison. [16]

Hawks’ photography has been featured in magazines such as Juxtapoz, [17] and American Photo, [18] and his work published in photography compilations by Taschen, [19] [20] Goliath Books, [21] and Little, Brown and Company. [22] His short art film 'Salt' (2002) was shown at Roxie Theater in San Francisco. [23]

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References

  1. ↑ Hanson, Diane (October 15, 2012). The New Erotic Photography, Volume 2. p. 187.
  2. ↑ "Images of the Year 2006: Personal Work". Popular Photography. 17 December 2008.
  3. ↑ "Deconstructed Inner Spaces". Cooperative of Photography.
  4. ↑ "Torn by Robert Siegel & Aaron Hawks". Design Milk. 18 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Hanson, Diane (October 15, 2012). The New Erotic Photography, Volume 2. p. 187.
  6. ↑ "Aaron Hawks biography, American Photo magazine". American Photo. 18 (1): 66. Jan–Feb 2007.
  7. ↑ Hanson, Diane (October 15, 2012). The New Erotic Photography, Volume 2. p. 187.
  8. ↑ "Aaron Hawks 'Portrait', Normal Magazine". Normal Magazine.
  9. ↑ "Portrait of Michael Hussar by Aaron Hawks". Aaron Hawks Official Website.
  10. ↑ "Molly Crabapple, Artist, Model, Burlesque Performer". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  11. ↑ "Aaron Hawks photography featuring Molly Crabapple". DeviantArt.
  12. ↑ "Aaron Hawks photography featuring Ulorin Vex". DeviantArt.
  13. ↑ Hawks, Aaron (Apr 13, 2012). The Ugly Truth Behind the LA Fetish Scene. Blurb (self-published).
  14. ↑ "Aaron Hawks photography featuring Darenzia". Curiator.
  15. ↑ Hawks, Aaron (Apr 13, 2012). The Ugly Truth Behind the LA Fetish Scene. Blurb (self-published).
  16. ↑ "Aaron Hawks photography featuring Emily Addison". DeviantArt.
  17. ↑ "Aaron Hawks published photography, Juxtapoz". Juxtapoz. 19: 49. 1999.
  18. ↑ "Photographic work by Aaron Hawks published in American Photo magazine". American Photo. 18 (1): 66. 2007.
  19. ↑ Hanson, Dian; Kroll, Eric (2007). The New Erotic Photography. Taschen. ISBN   978-3822849248.
  20. ↑ Hanson, Dian (2012). The New Erotic Photography, Volume 2. Taschen. pp. 186–193. ISBN   978-3836535687.
  21. ↑ Bunge, Miki; Kuhnen, Stephanie (2007). My Favorite Model: 43 Outstanding Contemporary Photographers Portray 44 Gorgeous Models. Goliath Books. ISBN   978-3936709315.
  22. ↑ Jakubowski, Maxim (Sep 30, 2010). The Mammoth Book of New Erotic Photography. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN   978-1780339313.
  23. ↑ "San Francisco Cinematheque".
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